title: A new synthesis of symmetric boraindacene (BODIPY) dyes.
abstract: BODIPY dyes were synthesized from pyrrole-2-carbaldehyde derivatives in high yields; this constitutes a new approach to this dye framework.
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry, Texas A&M University, P. O. Box 30012, College Station, TX 77842, USA.
authors.forename: Liangxing
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Wu
authors.forename: Kevin
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Burgess
mesh_terms: D000042:Absorption; D000447:Aldehydes / Q000737:chemistry; D001896:Boron Compounds / Q000138:chemical synthesis* / Q000737:chemistry*; D004396:Coloring Agents / Q000138:chemical synthesis* / Q000737:chemistry; D013050:Spectrometry, Fluorescence; D013056:Spectrophotometry, Ultraviolet
chemical_list: C095489:4,4-difluoro-4-bora-3a,4a-diaza-s-indacene; D000447:Aldehydes; D001896:Boron Compounds; D004396:Coloring Agents